sleevenoun [ C ]
uk/sliːv/us/sliːv/sleeve noun [ C ] (CLOTHING PART)
B1 also arm the part of a piece of clothing that covers some or all of the arm:
short/long sleeves
The sleeves are too long for me.
You'd better roll your sleeves up or you'll get them dirty.
More examples
- The sleeve of my jacket got caught on the door handle and ripped.
- You could always turn the sleeves up.
- She wiped her nose on her sleeve.
- One of his sleeves was ripped.
- I had to unravel one of the sleeves because I realized I'd knitted it too small.
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Parts of clothes
- armhole
- bodice
- breast
- button-down collar
- clerical collar
- collar
- crew neck
- heel
- knee
- lapel
- neckband
- neckline
- patch pocket
- Peter Pan collar
- shoulder
- V-neck
- vent
- waistband
- wing collar
- yoke
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sleeve noun [ C ] (COVER)
mainly UK US also jacket a cover to protect something:
Can you put the record back in its sleeve, please?
a tube-shaped covering to protect a part of a machine
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Lids, covers and stoppers
- bezel
- bottle cap
- bottle top
- bung
- cap
- cosy
- cowl
- crystal
- fascia
- flap
- hood
- nozzle
- pen lid
- piano lid
- plug
- pull-tab
- resealable
- stopper
- tab
- tea cosy
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Machines - parts
sleeve noun [ C ] (TATTOO)
a tattoo (= permanent skin decoration) that covers the whole of someone's arm
Idiom(s)
have sth up your sleeve